Archive for tag: seal release

06.0620186th June 2018

Releasing Pankhurst the grey seal

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal release, SealsTags grey seal, Pankhurst, seal release

Exactly one month after he was found on the side of the road at Boddam with a serious infestation of lungworm that would have killed...

29.01201829th January 2018

Releasing Snolda the grey seal

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal release, SealsTags grey seal, seal release

Snolda the grey seal pup came from Papa Stour in early December where he was found in a field. He had already been found in...

15.01201815th January 2018

Releasing Mimi & Rommy

By Hillswick Wildlife SanctuaryIn Rehabilitation Diaries, Seal releaseTags common seals, mimi, Rommy, seal release

We finally released our two common seals Mimi and Rommy on 13 November 2017, five months after they arrived at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. Normally our...